28 Frugal and Natural DIY Holiday Ideas (Link Roundup)

If you’re anything like me, you’ve grown weary of the rampant materialism of the Christmas season. You might also not have a lot to spend, so you couldn’t participate even if you wanted to. Thankfully, there are plenty of ideas and possibilities for giving meaningful gifts that don’t cost a lot to make and, in […]

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Let’s Make Lip Balm!

Welcome to one of my most popular posts, a holdover from my brief attempt at being a craft blogger. I know you’re here to learn how to make lip balm, but if you’re a fan of quirky paranormal romance, contemporary fantasy or horror fiction, have a look around! You can check out my books, learn […]

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Being Thankful in Difficult Times

I’m not gonna lie: this has not been an easy year. We’ve experienced a lot of loss — extended family loss, pet loss, employment and income loss — and not a lot of gain to make up for it. All of that grief and stress piled on like that can make it really difficult to […]

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Welcome To My Fresh Start

Welcome new readers and former readers of both Preppergirl.com and Daydream Believer! This is a merger of those two blogs, the first of which focused on disaster preparedness and the second of which was basically a diary of my attempts to conquer various health issues via natural and homeopathic means and, eventually, to become a […]

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Nanowri-NOPE!

A few things… Nanowrimo’s not happening for me. There’s just too much on my plate right now for me to be able to make it a priority. Relatedly, I think I need to take a semi-hiatus from this blog until things settle down and I figure out exactly what I want to be doing with […]

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NaNoWriMo Prep and a Cover Reveal

I managed to accomplished two (TWO!) writing/publishing-related things last weekend: I broke through my block and figured out the main plot arc of the next book in the Damned series (and also what book three is about, and that it’s up to four books now instead of being a trilogy); and I came up with a […]

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